Wire fastener



G. F. VOIGHT WIRE FASTEN'ER Sept. 11, 1928.

Filed Ja n. 16, 1926 Patented Sept. 11, 1928.

entree STATES I 1,584,120 PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. voren'r, or OAKLAND, onnrronnm, nssienon r0 ECONOMY, rnonuc'rs CORPORATION, A conronn'rron or CALIFORNIA.

WIRE FASTENER.

Application filed January 16, 1926, Serial NO. 81,710.

My invention relates to improvements in wire fasteners for attaching wire lath to the wall sheathing of stucco structures, in outstanding relation therewith, and in which a spacing element is normally frictionally carried on the forward end of a driven element. I

One of the objects of the invention is the provision of a spacing element formed of a strip of sheet metal having one end bent over flat ways to one side to form a base plate adapted to seat against the wall sheathing of a structure, and having its opposite end bent overfiat ways on the same side to form a lath supporting plate, and having the side edges of its intermediate portion bent flat ways for projection between said plates for holding same in proper spaced relation.

A. further object is the provision of a spacing element having vertically spaced portions provided each with an opening, of which the upper one of said openings is of a size adapted to accommodate the shank of the driven element, and the other or lower one of said openings is of a size adapted to accommodate the point of the nail.

lVith the foregoing and still further objects and purposes in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, itbeing understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention herein described can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure l is a side view in elevation of a wire fastener constructed in accordance with my invention, disposed against the wall sheathing preparatory to driving it thereinto, and a fragment-a1 portion of the Wire lath supported by the fastener;

Figure 2 is a vertical median sectional elevation of the fastener, but with the nail now projected in the wall sheathing as far as it is intended to go, a section of the wire lath confined between the head of the nail and the spacing element, and a portion of stucco composition applied thereagainst;

Figure 8 is a'front elevation of the fastener attached to the wall sheathing, and a cross sectional view of the wire lath conprior to the application thereagainst of the fined between the nail head and the spacing element;

Figure t is a view on line 4cl of Fig. 1, but with an intermediate portion of the wire lath broken out;

Figure 5 is a blank stamping from which the spacing element is preferably formed;

Figure 6 is a rear view of the spacing ele. ment disposed horizontally; Fi gure 7 is a, view in cross section on line r of Fig. 1; and

Figure 8 is a median vertical sectional view of the spacing element, as viewed from the front. I 7

Referring to the drawings in detail, throughout which like reference characters designate like parts:

The numeral 1 designates the usual wall 1 sheathing or wall covering of a stucco struc-- ture, across the face of which is applied a covering of building paper 2.

I The employment of the building paper 2 is Optional, if preferred, it may be eliminated and the wire fasteners applied directly against the wallsheathing. The designation wall sheathing when the same hereinafter appears, is to be understood to include any building paper or like covering that may be applied to the wall sheathing stucco composition.

3 designates the spacing element, and lthe nail or driven element, of my improved wire fastener.

The driven element 4 comprises a nail having the conventional cylindrical shank 5, which tapers at one end to a point and is provided at its opposite or upper end with the usual disk-shaped head 6.

The spacing element 3 is formed of a strip of sheet metal (see Fig. 5), which has a portion bent over fiat ways to one side to form a base plate 7, and aportion adjacent its opposite end bent over flat ways to the same side to form a lath supporting plate 8, while the side edges of its intermediate or body portion 9 are bent around fiat ways to form a pair of spaced side arms 10, 10, which are disposed to extend between said base plate 7 and lath supporting plate 8, and to bear against both of said platesfor holding them in proper spaced relation.

opening 11 which receives the pointed porplied for attaching the lath seats 14- of wire lath used for tion of the shank 5 but is not large-enough to normally accommodate the main portion of said shank.

The lath supporting plate 8, which over liestheibase plate 7 and which is provided with an opening 12, has its ends bent upwardly to form a pair of opposed lath retaining extensions 13, and to form between the latter and said opening 12, a pair of lath seats 14, said lath retaining extensions and lath seats and opening 12 disposed in the same plane.

The opening 12 receives the body portion of the shank 5, the latter preferably fitting .tightly in said opening, whereby the spacing element is frictionally bound against said shank to normally resist removal therefrom. The spacing element is further limited in its movement on said shank, in

one direction, by reducing the size diametrically of the opening 11 in the base plate, whereby the pointed portion of the shank only may normally pass therethrough.

The side arms 10,10, have their lower edges seating against the base plate 7 on opposite sides of the shank 5, and their upper edges bearing against the lower side ofthe lath supporting plate 8 for supporting it in proper spaced relation with said base plate.

It is to be understood that the side arms 10,10, need not necessarily extend all the way across the base plate and lath supporting plate, as shown in the preferred form in the drawings, but their free edges may terminate short of the corresponding edges or front edges of said plates.

To apply my improved wire fasteners for attaching the wire lath 15 to the wall sheathing 1, the forward end of the fastener including the spacing element is projected through the proper mesh of the lat-h, with the shank 5 disposed along one side of one of the wires forming said mesh and with one of the disposed underneath said wire, the nail is then driven in the wall sheathing until the head 6 engages and binds the lath firmly von said lath seat and the spacing element firmly against said wall' sheathing.

Any number of the fasteners may be apwire lath to the wall sheathing. I have found by practice that when the fasteners aredisposed at intervals of about eight inches, it provides ample fastening and spacing for the general type stucco reinforcement, including the lath commonly known as poultry netting.

Obviously, either one of the lath seats. 14, 14, may be employed for receiving and supporting the wire lath.

7 After the lath has been attached to the wall sheathing, the stucco composition 16 is preferably applied by spreading it on the wall sheathing and on and around the lath med ate until a stucco coating of suitable thickness is obtained.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings isshown a blank stamping of sheet metal from which the spacing element is preferably formed. In this stamping numerals 17 indicate approximately the lines along which the metal is cut, and the dotted lines 18 approximately where the metal is bent, in forming the spacing element.

a I claim:

1. A wire fastener comprisinga spacing element formeo of sheet metal and embodying a base plate, a lath supporting plate overlying said base plate, an intermediate;

portion integrally connecting said plates together, side arms on said intermediate portion disposed between said plates for holdmg'them 111 spaced relation, and areoperating driven element having a -shank, proyectmg through said plates and between said side arms, said shanlrhaving a head adapted to engage said wire for binding it on said lath supporting plate along one side of said shank.

2. In a wire fastener of the character described, a strip of sheet metal having oppo-i the same:

site ends struck over flat ways to side, thereby supporting tion, said forming a base plate; a; lath plate and an intermediate-porlath supporting plate having-aplurality of lath retaining extensions extend,

ing upwardly and a cooperating nail proecting' through said plates between said ex IOU,

tensions, said nail having a head adapted to engage and bind a lath wire on saidilath supporting plate between one of said entensions and the body of said nail.

3. A wire fastener comprising, a spacing,

elementformed of sheet metal and having a base plate disposed in a horizontal plane,-

said base plate having a vertically extend mg aperture in its midpart, a lath supporting plate spaced a distance above said base plate, said lat-h supporting plate having an aperture registering substantially vertically with said first named aperture, an inter-;.

portion disposed in a vertical plane and having its upper-end lower e gGS integrally connected to said lath supporting,

late and base )late res )ectivel a air of vertically disposedv laterally spaced side limbs having each one of its edges integrally connected to said intermediate portion, the upper and lower edges of said side limbs bearing against but not secured to said lat-h supporting plate and base plate respectively,.-

and a cooperating driven element having a shank PIOjGOlJlDg through said apertures and bearing against the margin of one of said apertures to normally resist movement in one direction longitudinally of said shank, said driven element having a head adapted to, engage wire lath for bindmg it on said lath,

, iecting Supporting plate on either side of said shank.

4C. In combination, a base plate adapted to seat fiat against a support and having an aperture in its midpart, a lath supporting plate spaced above said base plate and having an aperture in its midpart, an intermediate portion having-its upper edge integrally connected to said vlath supporting plate and its lower edge integrally connected to said base plate, means for spacing said plates apart disposed between said plates and bearing thereagainst but not connected thereto, said means integrally connected to said intermediate portion, opposed ends of said lath supporting plate projecting upwardly to form a pair of spaced lath retaining extensions, and a cooperating driven element prothrough said apertures,the arrangements being such that lath wire may be disposed on said lath supporting plate on opposite sides of said driven element intermediate said lath retaining extensions whereby when said driven element is projected forward longitudinally in one direction a head on said driven element will be caused to engage and bind said lath wire on said lath supporting plate intermediate said lath retaining extensions. c

5. A wire fastener comprising, a nail, a base plate crossing the axis thereof, an intermediate portion extending along one side of sa d nail, a lath supporting plate crossing said axis, and a pair of side arms disposed on opposite sides of said nail and between said plates said lath supporting plate having upwardly extending lath retaining means on opposite sides of said nail, said nail having a head adapted to engage and bind a lath wire on said lath supporting plate between a division of said means and said nail.

(3. In a wire fastener, a-spacing element formed of sheet metal and having a lower plate adapted to seat against a support and having an upper plate in vertical spaced relation with said lower plate, said upper plate having an the body of a nail, said lower plate having an aperture'into which projects the point of said nail, the diameter of said aperture in the lower plate being substantially less than the diameter of said body whereby said body is normally prevented from moving longitudinally 1n one direction relative to the spacing element by bearing against the margin of said last named aperture, said margin adapted to be ruptured by said body by driving said nail forcibly through said spacing element for attaching it to said support.

7. In a wire fastener of the character described, a strip of sheet metal having opposite ends struck over flatways to the same side, thereby forming a base plate, a lath supporting plate, and an intermediate portion; and a spacing member having one part integrally joined to said intermediate portion, said spacing member lying between the base plate and the lath supporting plate and operating to space the same apart.

8. In combination, a base plate disposed in a horizontal plane, an intermediate portion disposed in a vertical plane, a pair of side arms disposed in vertical planescrossing said first named vertical plane and having their lower edges bearing against said bas plate, a lath supporting plate bearing against the upper edges of said side arms, said base plate and side arms and intermediate portion and lath supporting plate integrally connected together, said lath supporting plate having upwardly extending spaced lath retaining means, and a cooperating nail projecting through said plates'intermediate said means, said nail havin a head adapted to bear against a lath wire or holding it on said lath supporting plate between said nail and one of said lath retaining means. i

GEORGE F. voronr aperture through which extends 

